Grandma and Great Aunt Betty

Oct/Nov update

What happened to Oct and Nov? Time really flies. We had our first big snowstorm already, enjoyed our first suburban Halloween, and hosted our first Thanksgiving here in Rye with the Kuo Family. Ah-gon is retiring after 34 years and we celebrated this big milestone also. Now, getting ready for Christmas and Hannukah. Hope you all enjoyed your Fall holidays!

Lila and Grant Singing and Dancing Show

October Activities, Ah-ma & Ah-Gon visit

Twinkle twinkle rendition by Lila

Auntie visits new house, etc.

First Days of Preschool in Rye

We are mostly settled in our new house....most boxes are unpacked but will take a long time to organize. The kids have adjusted quickly. Lila started school last week (she fit right in) and today was Grant's first day (he did surprisingly well as Mama's "velcro" child). Mama loves the everything so far - the new house, the easier lifestyle with the kids. Dadda is having a harder time adjusting to the commute to the city, but it's only been 1 week. We will take more pictures of our house soon.

Last Weekend in NYC

Big news...we are moving to the suburbs! We've loved our time in NYC, but it's time for more space and a yard, especially for the kids. We are moving to Rye, NY which is in Westchester County of New York...only a 25 minute train ride into the city where Daddy will still work. Our move date is Sept 9. For our last weekend in NYC, Uncle Jeffrey came to visit for a last hurrah.

Our new address:
10 Reymont Avenue
Rye, NY 10580


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Grant Turns 2 years old!

Our little Grant turned 2 years old on Sat, Aug 27th, the day that Hurricane Irene hit NYC. Luckily, we spent the prior week back in Southampton Beach, NY at Mike's boss's vacation house. His boss generously offered his amazing beach house while he was on a safari in Kenya. Mama took the kids out there for the week and Dadda joined right before we had to turn around and head back to NYC to avoid flooding and power outages. Grant is growing up so fast and wants to do everything big sister Lila does. We think Grant is the smartest little toddler who does not talk. So, Happy Birthday Grant!!

Hamptons part 2

Here are more photos from our month in Southampton.

Hamptons in July - Part 1

We just returned from a glorious month in Southampton, NY. We shared a house with Lila's best friend Emmy's family. The kids had a wonderful time swimming in the pool, going to the beach (Lila and Grant loved splashing in the waves), going to outdoor concerts, seeing family and friends, eating ice cream, enjoying our peaceful deck with meals and doing artwork and just being in nature. Alas, we are back in the hot city - here are the first batch of photos from the iPhone....will post more once it's all downloaded from our camera.

Summer Visits

Here are some pictures of our latest summer visits/visitors. As of now, we are in Southampton, NY for the month of July at a beach house. We are sharing a house with our good friends John and Alycia who have 2 kids, Emily and Bailey. Emily and Lila have been best friends since 7 months old and they are having a really fun time! Grant is keeping up and is part of the gang. The 3 kids are sharing a room so there is a lot of talking and later bedtimes. Little Bailey is 1 year old, so next year will be more part of the clan. We will try to post pictures from here. Hope you are all enjoying your summer!

Last Days of ....

A lot of "last days" before the summer officially begins. Lila closed out her school year at Chelsea Day School with a Watermelon Party, got her gymnastics medal and celebrated Father's Day....

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Memorial Day Weekend 2011

Over the Memorial Day weekend, we dropped the kids off at "Grandma Camp" in Virginia. The kids had a great time with Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Matthew and Joy. The 2 other uncles (Jeffrey and Stephen) were both out of town. Meanwhile, Mama and Dadda enjoyed a very nice getaway vacation to Charleston, SC! A really wonderful town to visit, great food, great shopping and great time to relax!

Daddy's Birthday, etc.

Kuo Family comes to visit, etc.

Ah-ma, Ah-gon and Auntie came to visit over Easter weekend - was really fun to have them in town. Plus a few more photos of the busy kiddies.

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This past weekend, Mama enjoyed a Girls Weekend in Miami while Dadda drove the kids by himself to Virginia to visit his family. Everyone survived. Mama was shocked Dadda decided to drive since it is a very long car trip with kids and she would never drive that far alone, but Dadda responded he would never take the kids on a cross country flight by himself. Touche! Here are some other pictures...Dadda was too busy surviving to take any photos while in VA.

Lila's Butterfly Cake

We have been MIA - after Lila's birthday party, she was sick for 2 weeks culminating in her first ear infection. Then Mama got really sick with a terrible stomach bug/flu and Dadda with pink eye. We are just coming up for air and hope with Spring coming, we will all be healthy. Here are some adorable cake photos from Lila's party.

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Lila's 4th Butterfly Birthday Party

We threw a Butterfly Birthday Party for Lila at her school on the weekend. Everyone had a blast! The kids decorated butterfly wings and crowns, got manicures and tattoos, and ran around like kids do. Thank you to Auntie Maryanne who took all the pictures, hence there are no photos with her in them. And Grandma, Uncle Chad, and Uncle Jeffrey were a big help in setting up and cleaning up the party. Happy 4th Birthday Lila!

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Lila's 4th Bday Butterfly Party

Cake and Song VIDEO - Look at Lila basking in the attention...she deserves it!

Lila's 4th Bday

Today, our Lila turned 4 years old! Hard to believe, but our little Lila is a big girl now. We had a very busy day celebrating her birthday and now we are getting ready for her birthday weekend where we are throwing her a Butterfly Birthday Party!

LA Trip

Mama took the kids (by herself) to Los Angeles for a week to visit Nika and Fred and their boys Hayden and Beckett (same ages as Lila and Grant). Mama survived the flights (barely) as Lila was a perfect doll and Grant took turns being angelic and badness. We were able to have a mini Kuo reunion in Irvine, CA as well as join Maria at her baby shower.

Mama's Birthday

We celebrated Mama's birthday on Feb 8. Lila told her whole class that it was her Mama's birthday and she was turning 11!

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Winter Wonderland

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Ballet and Tap Recital

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Uncle Jeffrey, etc.

Uncle Jeffrey came to visit before New Year's. And we took Lila to her first ski experience - 45 min away in NJ at Camp Gaw. There were a few times she tried to give up (it was really cold, said her boots hurt, her hat was scratchy, etc.), but we gave her pep talks and she did great!